Thisara Perera over the moon after a match-winning performance – Cricket News Update
After a match-winning performance in the second One Day International (ODI) against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Hambantota, Thisara Perera, the Sri Lankan all-rounder, is over the moon and revealed that his first priority is bowling.
Having lost the first match by 21 runs, the home team bounced back in style to level the series. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 bowled the Indian team out for merely 138 runs in the 34th over, and chased down the total without facing much trouble.
The visitors were off to an aggressive start through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 as well.
The all-rounder grabbed three wickets after giving away just 19 runs in his eight overs, earning the Player of the Match award for breaking the back of the Indian batting line-up.
During the presentation ceremony, the 23-year-old expressed his delight and thanked teammates for supporting him.
"Very happy with my performance. Have to thank my team-mates. My first priority is bowling. I don't think too much about my performance," Perera said.
The Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, is also ecstatic after a brilliant performance and hopes that the team will carry forward the momentum in future. Apart from praising Perera and Mathews for their brilliant show with the
ball, the captain was extremely happy with the left-handed opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WU-Tharanga-c2802, who smashed an unbeaten 59, which came off only 60 balls, with the help of eight boundaries.
The middle-order batsman also defended http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Isuru-Udana-c64628, the left-arm medium-fast bowler, who was making a comeback to the national team but failed to make an impression.
"It's funny what two days does to you. I thought we didn't field that well today. We have shown that we can bounce back, the guys have the hunger,” Jayawardene mentioned. “I haven't seen Upul Tharanga bat like this in a while, his
timing, his form. Good to see the old Upul. Isuru was a bit nervous, Thisara and Angelo did the job for us."
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